The draft will be held on June 25. The Minnesota Timberwolves hold the No. 1 pick and the Los Angeles Lakers hold the No. 2 pick.

May 30

• Frank Isola of the New York Daily Newsreports that the Knicks have been enamored with power forward Trey Lyles for months.

• Karl-Anthony Towns will interview with the Timberwolves and Lakers but will not workout with any teams, reports SNY.TV.

May 29

• There's been "buzz" among rival general managers about the Oklahoma City Thunder making a promise with former Murray State point guard Cameron Payne to select him with the No. 14 pick in the draft, according to ESPN's Chad Ford.

• Payne's agent, Travis King, indicated he received positive feedback from Payne's recent workout with the Indiana Pacers, who own the No. 11 pick in the draft. “From the feedback I received, he did really well at the Indiana workout,’’ said Travis King, Payne’s agent, according to the Racine Journal Times. “I think he’s in the mix there.’’

• Boston Celtics player of development Austin Ainge praised former Arkansas forward Bobby Portis for his toughness and skills after a recent workout with the team. “He’s tough, very physical, and for a young kid has a great feel for the game,” Ainge said, according to the Boston Herald. “He can shoot, dribble, pretty good at everything. Boston holds the No. 16 pick in the draft.

• Los Angeles Lakers coach Byron Scott suggested the team is not locked into selecting a big man with the No. 2 pick in the draft. “Obviously in this draft, you got two great bigs and then you got a great point guard in Russell, as well," Scott said in an interview on The Jim Rome Show. "So, we got to wait and see what Minnesota does. But like I said, we're going to do our due diligence and bring those guys in and work them out and just go from there.”

• Former UNLV shooting guard Rashad Vaughn impressed in his workout with the Miami Heat, reports Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald. Miami holds the No. 10 pick in the draft.